The brown ink, handwritten in Latin, bleeds through the thin, yellowed paper of the baptismal record. The record is so old that it predates the establishment of the Diocese of Boston in 1808. Back then, the diocese was a mission, and the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, where this record is from, was simply known …
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Boston Archdiocesan Archivist Helps Lead Effort to Uncover Church Records of the Enslaved
The brown ink, handwritten in Latin, bleeds through the thin, yellowed paper of the baptismal record. The record is so old that it predates the establishment of the Diocese of Boston in 1808. Back then, the diocese was a mission, and the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, where this record is from, was simply known …
Shropshire Archives Service Adds 500,000th Entry to Digital Catalogue
Shropshire (England) Council’s archives service has added its 500,000th image to its digital catalogue – meaning more information is available online to researchers and historians. The main function of Shropshire Archives service is to ensure the preservation of archive documents, photographs and other media relating to the geographical county of Shropshire and to make these …